A No Waste Foundation Paper Piecing Method?

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05-22-2018, 03:29 AM

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sandy l

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Originally Posted by cashs_mom

That's the way I think about it. I just don't worry about the waste. I'm getting fabric used up.

That's the great thing about paper piecing, getting to use up a lot of fabric, and no guilt about what is trimmed off and tossed into the trash can

05-22-2018, 03:38 AM

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ShirleeG

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Check out the methods used by Judy Mathison, JUdy Niemeyer and Karen Stone Hardly any waste and an easy method for placing fabrics so you don't come up short.

05-22-2018, 06:03 AM

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AlvaStitcher

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I used to really stress about the wasted fabric but now I am happy to put some in the trash can. Just so much I can do with all the fabric and scraps I have. Trimmings no longer a problem. LOL

05-22-2018, 06:05 AM

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SusieQOH

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I just can't wrap my head around paper piecing but I'm still trying!

Wasting fabric is the least of my worries haha

05-22-2018, 06:26 AM

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NZquilter

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Well, at least now I know I'm not doing anything wrong by wasting fabric. I thought there was some deep secret for paper piecing I couldn't find! Thanks, ladies!

Paper piecing is one thing I really want to get good at. I love the look of Judy Niemeyer's work!

05-22-2018, 06:34 AM

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carolynjo

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I so agree with you, SQ! I am left-handed and dyslexic, so I learned long ago to give up that process.

05-22-2018, 08:02 AM

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Lyncat

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I so agree with you, SQ! I am left-handed and dyslexic, so I learned long ago to give up that process.

I’m the same way, it’s such a challenge that it hurts my brain! I have that left-handed, directional confusion all the time!

05-22-2018, 10:15 AM

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QuiltingNinaSue

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In the Farmer's Wife series of quilt books, I learned to use the templates to cut out the pp blocks, then there was no waste involved.

05-22-2018, 11:23 AM

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Macybaby

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most of the patterns I've used have you cut your fabric so that you do not have a bias edge for the top fabric. then they "square" it off so you can have a non-bias edge for the next cut.

If you have no problem sewing bias, then you can modify so you don't have all those cut off "squares". So when I have a triangle shape piece, I cut a triangle shape. I still cut oversize so it's easier to get in the right spot. I am often sewing from my stash, and so may not have the amount of yardage specified so want to have as little waste as possible.

This is what I was dealing with.